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Grow Kale - No Garden Necessary

While we are thrilled with our move this summer, I was very sad to leave my garden behind. For five years I poured precious time and energy, not to mention lots of sweat and chigger bites, into building that garden. When we made the decision to move in June, I... Continue reading

Posted Dec 10, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Cause and effect

After watching our daughter's health decline last fall, we once again sought to find the root cause of her many complaints. We followed up with the gastroenterologist right after Christmas and received the diagnosis of glucoamylase deficiency. Extended family were still in town and that night we had a fun... Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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SaM is now following iowahawk

Nov 3, 2012

After investing five years in building an organic garden at our old house, I was quite sad to leave it behind this summer. I am not in a season of life that will allow me to invest a great deal of time in building a new garden and starting over.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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The Backyard Homestead Expansion Project

It was an exciting summer for our family. Not only did we have a bumper crop of zucchini which after 5 years of failure was super exciting, but we also moved to an amazing new house!! We were not planning to move, we had been gearing up to remodel, but... Continue reading

Posted Sep 24, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Terri, Thank you for commenting. It is so encouraging to hear that the SCD seemed to bring success. It gives me great hope. I have a blog post that I have started, but haven't yet finished about Digest Gold. They have made a world of difference for me!

Commented Aug 29, 2012 on A new year, a new focus ~ glucoamylase deficiency at Our Backyard Homestead

Grain Free Lasagna

For the first time since I began gardening, I have managed to get enough ahead of the squash bugs to have a successful zucchini harvest. Now, compared to books I have read which mention drowning in zucchini and not being able to even give it away, I am by no... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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The Ulitimate Thief

I am so thankful that my husband held a strong disdain for watching television when we were first married. Initially, I did not share his sentiment and found it annoying that he would never sit and "veg" with me in the evenings. Our compromise was to not have cable and... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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It's Harvest Time Already

Let the record show that we picked our first ripe blackberries on May 8! This is at least three weeks earlier than ever before. We have also been harvesting zucchini, cucumbers and onions for two weeks now. I have three large-ish zucchinis in the fridge that will hopefully be turned... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Meatza Pizza Pie

Last week I had some extra kids staying with me and had a bit of a panic when I realized that I was all out of our "normal" lunch options, ie nitrate free organic hot dogs. I had some already cooked ground beef in the freezer and started brainstorming on... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Scenes from the Garden - End of April 2012

The garden is full of life these days, both good and bad. The great news is that I have baby cucumbers and zucchini! The tragic news is that chigger season has started. I consider myself an expert on chiggers now. Did you know you gain expert status once you have... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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The Incredible Egg

I was a business major in college and adored my marketing classes. For many years, I believed that the organic label on food was nothing more than a clever marketing scheme to get people to part with a few extra bucks to "feel" like they were making healthier choices. I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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I Have a Confession

I love beautiful things and that makes me a pretty terrible gardener! Why, you ask? Well, see that adorable little ladybug? The ladybugs were thick on the weeds that desperately needed to be pulled from the garden. I left weeds, spilling seeds that will in turn create more weeds because... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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The State of the Garden - April 2012

I believe I have mentioned that I am full of pessimism about the prospects for a garden this summer. Watering restrictions are severe and the last I heard, summer drought conditions are expected to prevail once again. My children are involved in many activities this spring and there just isn't... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Grain Free Oven Pancake

Since going gluten free, one meal that we have missed was oven pancake. The past few months, the kids and I have been working on a grain free option, but every attempt has been disappointing at best. Today, we finally nailed it! I hope that we can take today's version... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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How to Test for Starch in your Food

When we abruptly went on a no starch diet at the beginning of this year, it seemed so daunting. Starch is in everything...or at least it seemed. I was frustrated when I started searching the internet because the diagnosis we got from the GI was "glucoamylase deficiency" but when you... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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My New Garden Friend

I was working away pulling weeds in the garden when I heard this loud chirping today. I looked toward the new chicken coop and thought maybe one of our new pullets had made its way to the garden. More chirps. It sounds so close, maybe it's a bird on the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Scenes from the backyard

Tis the season for spending time in the yard and soaking up cooler temps before another hot Texas summer is upon us. Sadly, March temps have felt more like May. However, I have been telling myself for months to expect 100 degree temps by Easter so that I won't be... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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How to Build a Cedar Garden Box

I built two new raised beds this past weekend and took some pictures so I could share how I put mine together. My first three raised beds have been in use for four seasons and the wood is holding up quite well. Cedar is more expensive, but will pay off... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Replenishing the Flock

We brought home 8 new chickens on Saturday. 2011 was a rough year to be a chicken in our backyard. Our first year and a half we didn't have a single chicken tragedy but windstorms, hailstorms, and the hottest summer in Texas history made for lots of tears from sad... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Pumpkin Pie Custard, It's what's for Breakfast

Pumpkin contains starch, though of the winter squash family, appears to be lowest in starch content. We have not eaten much of it in the past few months as we have tried to be quite strict on a no starch diet. However, after 2.5 months of very careful avoidance, we... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Pumpkin Pie Custard, It's what's for Breakfast

Pumpkin contains starch, though of the winter squash family, appears to be lowest in starch content. We have not eaten much of it in the past few months as we have tried to be quite strict on a no starch diet. However, after 2.5 months of very careful avoidance, we... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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Chicken pot pie - Starch free style

In honor of Pi day yesterday, we ate all things pie. We started with one of my old childhood favorites, Impossible Pie. While a fun way to start the day, this recipe will require some more tweaking to convert it successfully into our grain-free, starch-free lifestyle. I will be sure... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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An Amazing Story; How your diet impacts your health

A few weeks ago, I came across the TED video of a physician that was nearly crippled by multiple sclerosis. She had the very best medical care and was taking the latest and greatest drugs, yet her health was continuing to rapidly decline. Whether you suffer from migraines or much... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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What kind of Juicer

A very common question I get is what kind of juicer we have. After much research, I went with a Breville, but right now am not loving it. When life is a little less busy next week, I need to call them to see what is wrong because it is... Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2012 at Our Backyard Homestead

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